"This is a great, silly joke, further elevated by the brilliant replies. And the replies to the replies," Dara O Briain said.

Tragedy, one of Steps' biggest tracks, was a Bee Gees cover [Getty]

Gary Lineker simply called the whole thing brilliant, while comedian Dom Joly jokingly added: "How much of the money Mr Gibb is paid for his performance has to go to the artists whose songs he is stealing?"